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Therm-a-Rest® Sleeping Bags

For over 40 years Therm-a-Rest has pursued a single mission, to provide the best nights under the stars. In January 2013 Therm-a-Rest introduced a line of revolutionary sleeping bags with greater comfort and significantly less weight than conventional bags. Watch this video to learn more about the design philosophy behind Therm-a-Rest sleeping bags.

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Therm-a-Rest® Closed-Cell Mattresses

In 1986 Therm-a-Rest created the first modern closed-cell mattresses. In the years since, closed-cell mattresses have become a mainstay of climbers, backpackers and adventurers around the world. This video explains the technology and design innovations in Therm-a-Rest closed-cell mattresses and outlines the benefits of different models.
Z Lite™ Sol Thermoformed peaks and valleys offer greater warmth and comfort than flat foam. Nesting design is compact and easier to carry than rolled mattresses.
Interlocking panels fold accordion-style for an efficient packed size.

Therm-a-Rest invented NeoAir™ technology to provide a no-compromise solution to outdoor sleep comfort. These mattresses provide a high level of warmth and comfort without the weight and bulk found in conventional mattresses by using over 100 individual cells that effectively hold warmth and provide stability.

Learn how to turn any bag into a mattress inflation system. Choose the included lightweight plastic bags, or go with a more permanent option -- simply pierce the bottom of any air-tight bag with the piercing tip and attach the valve coupler. Loft the bag, seal and roll, filling any NeoAir mattress with near zero effort or additional weight in your pack. An included cap maintains waterproof performance of lightweight stuffsacks with tap permanently in place.

Therm-a-Rest® Closed-Cell Mattresses

In 1986 Therm-a-Rest created the first modern closed-cell mattresses. In the years since, closed-cell mattresses have become a mainstay of climbers, backpackers and adventurers around the world. This video explains the technology and design innovations in Therm-a-Rest closed-cell mattresses and outlines the benefits of different models.
Z Lite™ Sol Thermoformed peaks and valleys offer greater warmth and comfort than flat foam. Nesting design is compact and easier to carry than rolled mattresses.
Interlocking panels fold accordion-style for an efficient packed size.

Therm-a-Rest® NeoAir™ Mattresses

Therm-a-Rest invented NeoAir™ technology to provide a no-compromise solution to outdoor sleep comfort. These mattresses provide a high level of warmth and comfort without the weight and bulk found in conventional mattresses by using over 100 individual cells that effectively hold warmth and provide stability.

Therm-a-Rest® Sleeping Bags

For over 40 years Therm-a-Rest has pursued a single mission, to provide the best nights under the stars. In January 2013 Therm-a-Rest introduced a line of revolutionary sleeping bags with greater comfort and significantly less weight than conventional bags. Watch this video to learn more about the design philosophy behind Therm-a-Rest sleeping bags.

Therm-a-Rest® NeoAir™ AirTap™ Pump Mattress Inflator

Learn how to turn any bag into a mattress inflation system. Choose the included lightweight plastic bags, or go with a more permanent option -- simply pierce the bottom of any air-tight bag with the piercing tip and attach the valve coupler. Loft the bag, seal and roll, filling any NeoAir mattress with near zero effort or additional weight in your pack. An included cap maintains waterproof performance of lightweight stuffsacks with tap permanently in place.

Seattle aerospace giant Boeing laid off 50,000 people in 1971, leaving engineers Jim Lea and Neil Anderson with time on their hands. Another engineer friend, John Burroughs, challenged them with creating a better camping mattress; at that time, air mattresses were cold and leaky, while closed-cell foam pads were bulky and uncomfortable. One day while Jim was gardening, inspiration struck. As he shifted his weight on his foam ground cushion, he heard the air escaping a closed chamber. Combining a few deductions from this experience with a lot of tinkering, he and Neil came up with a prototype of a mattress that featured open-cell memory foam surrounded by air and sealed inside and airtight chamber, with a valve to control air pressure. The world’s first self-inflating sleeping pad was born.

After year of field testing, they had reached a design that offered far superior comfort and performance than anything that had existed before. John dubbed it the “Therm-a-Rest,” because the new pad offered both insulation and the comfort that outdoor enthusiasts needed to get a good night’s sleep under the stars. A patent application was filed and, by 1972, the Therm-a-Rest mattress was on its way to becoming an integral piece of camping and excursion gear for millions. It was so ground-breaking, in fact, that in 2012 Outside Magazine placed it on its list of “The Most Influential Gear of All-Time.”

Today, the Therm-a-Rest line of sleeping pads offers models designed for fast-and-light backpackers to luxury-loving car campers, and everyone in between. It features a number of variations on the original design, as well as the next-generation, multiple-award-winning NeoAir line. The company also revisited and vastly improved the closed-cell pads that used to be so uncomfortable; the Z-Lite and RidgeRest mattresses are the result. It now also offers the LuxuryLite cot for the ultimate in outdoor sleeping comfort.

In fact, Therm-a-Rest offers all the components of a complete sleep system, not just the pad. Therm-a-Rest sleeping bags are designed to work in tandem with its pads to balance light weight with comfort. Pillows and bedding sized to fit its pads help enable a good night’s sleep. And for waking hours, kits are available that turn your pad into a comfortable chair, or you can opt for seating mini-pads that protect your behind from the cold, hard ground.

Heading into its fourth decade, Therm-a-Rest remains the worldwide leader in outdoor comfort, offering the broadest and most innovative assortment of outdoor comfort products available. The company continues to innovate, always driven by the conviction that the better your rest, the more you’ll enjoy your time precious time outdoors.